The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy: U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era

Contents

Contents Foreword byWilliam Cronon xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction The Intersection of Diplomacy and Conservation 3 PART I THE INLAND FISHERIES TREATY 19 1/ A Problem ofScale, 1892-1897 22 2/ The Jordan Rules, 1898-1909 51 3/ The One That Got Away, 1909-1914 76 PART II THE NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEAL CONVENTION 105 4/ Conflict in the Bering Sea, 1886-1899 108 5/ Conciliation and Conservation, 1900-1912 133 vii Contents PART III THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY 165 6/ Of Mallards and Men, 1883-1913 167 7/ Coordinating Science, Diplomacy, and Public Relations, 1913-1916 192 8/ Protecting the National Interest, 1916-1920 215 Epilogue Implications ofthe Progressive Treaties 238 Notes 247 Bibliography 287 Index 297 viii Illustrations Photographs follow pages 80, 112, and 176 MAP1 St. Croix River and Passamaquoddy Bay 24 MAP2 Great Lakes and Lake ofthe Woods 26 MAP3 Migration routes of Fraser River sockeye salmon 30 MAP4 The northern part ofthe North Pacific Ocean 110 ix ...